PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 45 L Street NE WASHINGTON D.C. 20554 News media information 202-418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov DA Number: 25-1011 Report No. TEL-02620S Friday December 5, 2025 Streamlined International Applications Accepted For Filing Section 214 Applications (47 CFR §§ 63.18, 63.24); Section 310(b) Petitions (47 CFR § 1.5000) Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures apply to the applications listed below: The international section 214 applications listed below have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing and subject to the streamlined processing procedures set forth in section 63.12 of the Commission's rules. 47 CFR § 63.12. These applications are for authority under section 214 of the Communications Act, to transfer control of an authorized carrier or to assign a carrier's existing authorization; and/or (b) to become a facilities-based international common carrier; and/or (c) to become a resale-based international common carrier. 47 U.S.C. § 214(a). Pursuant to section 63.12 of the rules, these applications will be granted 14 days after the date of this public notice (see 47 CFR § 1.4 regarding computation of time), and the applicant may commence operations on the 15th day, unless the Commission has informed the applicant in writing, within 14 days after the date of this public notice, that the application, on further examination, has been deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. Pursuant to Section 1.1910(b)(2) of the rules, action will be withheld on any application by any entity found to be delinquent in its debts to the Commission. Applicants should check the Red Light Display System's website at www.fcc.gov/redlight to determine if they are delinquent in a debt to the Commission and for information on how to pay the debt. 47 CFR § 1.1910(b)(2). Communications between outside parties and Commission staff concerning these applications are permitted subject to the Commission's rules for "permit-but-disclose proceedings." See 47 CFR § 1.1206. An application can be removed from streamlined processing only in the sound discretion of Commission staff. The filing of comments or a petition to deny will not necessarily result in an application being deemed ineligible for streamlined processing. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice). All applications listed are subject to further consideration and review, and may be returned and/or dismissed if not found to be in accordance with the Commission's rules, regulations, and other requirements. We request that comments on any of these applications refer to the application file number shown below. Page 1 of 4 ITC-T/C-20251118-00133 Amherst Telephone Company Date filed: 2025-11-28 Transfer of Control On November 28, 2025, Union Information Systems, LLC (UIS), a Wisconsin limited liability company that holds an international section 214 authorization to provide global resale service (ITC-214- 20041222-00495), filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of UIS from Amherst Telephone Company, d/b/a Amherst Communications (Amherst) to the Amherst Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust (Amherst ESOP Trust). UIS is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Amhest, a Wisconsin corporation. Upon Commission approval, Amherst ESOP Trust will enter into a stock purchase agreement with the stockholders of Amherst Telephone Company, in which the Amherst ESOP Trust will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Amherst. As a result, Amherst will be directly wholly owned by the Amherst ESOP Trust and UIS will be indirectly wholly owned by the Amherst ESOP Trust. The Amherst ESOP Trust is a Georgia tax-exempt trust. The Applicants state that Amherst ESOP Trust has no beneficiaries with a 10% or greater equity or voting interest in the Amherst ESOP Trust. The trustee of Amherst ESOP Trust is Argent Trust Company, a Tennessee corporation. Argent Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, Inc., a Louisiana corporation and a wealth management firm. Origin Bancorp., Inc. (Origin), a Louisiana corporation, holds a 20.1% equity and voting interest in Argent Financial Group, Inc. According to the Applicant no other individual or entity holds a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Argent Financial Group, Inc. ITC-T/C-20251126-00149 Amherst Telephone Company Date filed: 2025-11-28 Transfer of Control On November 28, 2025, Amherst Telephone Company, d/b/a Amherst Communications (Amherst), a Wisconsin corporation that holds an international section 214 authorization to provide global resale service (ITC-214-20050428-00176), filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of Amherst to the Amherst Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust (Amherst ESOP Trust). Upon Commission approval, Amherst ESOP Trust will enter into a stock purchase agreement with the stockholders of Amherst Telephone Company, in which the Amherst ESOP Trust will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Amherst. As a result, Amherst will be directly wholly owned by the Amherst ESOP Trust. The Amherst ESOP Trust is a Georgia tax-exempt trust. The Applicants state that Amherst ESOP Trust has no beneficiaries with a 10% or greater equity or voting interest in the Amherst ESOP Trust. The trustee of Amherst ESOP Trust is Argent Trust Company, a Tennessee corporation. Argent Trust Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Argent Financial Group, Inc., a Louisiana corporation and a wealth management firm. Origin Bancorp., Inc. (Origin), a Louisiana corporation, holds a 20.1% equity and voting interest in Argent Financial Group, Inc. According to the Applicant no other individual or entity holds a 10% or greater direct or indirect equity or voting interest in Argent Financial Group, Inc. Page 2 of 4 ITC-T/C-20250801-00069 MTCO CORPORATION Date filed: 2025-08-25 Transfer of Control On August 18, 2025, MTCO Communications, Inc. (MTCO Comm), an Illinois corporation that holds an international 214 authorization to provide global resale service (ITC-214-19960303-00096), filed an application for consent to the transfer of control of MTCO Comm from MTCO Corporation (MTCO Corp) to MCC Network Services, LLC dba Conxxus, (MCC). MTCO Comm is a wholly owned subsidiary of MTCO Corp. Pursuant to a July 11, 2025, Stock Purchase Agreement, MCC will acquire all of the outstanding equity interests in MTCO Corp. As a result, MTCO Corp will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of MCC and MTCO Comm will be an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of MCC. MCC is 100% owned by Zachery Horn, a United States citizen. Page 3 of 4 INFORMATIVE: ITC-STA-20251117-00128 T257755Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, Inc. Date filed: 2025-11-24 Special Temporary Authority On November 24, 2025, Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association, Inc.(Eastern Slope), filed a request to extend its Special Temporary Authority (STA) to continue to provide international telecommunications service to customers pending Commission action on its application for international section 214 authority (ITC-214-20250228-00026). Eastern Slope’s current STA (ITC- STA-20250228-00027) expires on December 5, 2025. Eastern Slope acknowledges that grant of the STA will not prejudice action by the Commission on the underlying application and that the STA is subject to cancellation or modification upon notice without a hearing. Action on this STA renewal request is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non-compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission's rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before December 19, 2025. ITC-STA-20251201-00152 T257757 Yonder Media Mobile Inc. dba YO Mobile Date filed: 2025-12-02 Special Temporary Authority On December 2, 2025, Yonder Media Mobile Inc., d/b/a YO Mobile (YMM) filed a request to renew its Special Temporary Authority (STA) to continue to provide international service to its customers at its own risk while the Commission considers its application for international section 214 authority (ITC-214-20250407-00036). YMM’s current STA (ITC-STA-20250407-00037) expires on December 5, 2025. YMM acknowledges that grant of such STA will not prejudice action by the Commission on the underlying application and that the STA is subject to cancellation or modification upon notice without a hearing. Action on this STA is without prejudice to any enforcement action by the Commission for non- compliance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, or the Commission’s rules. Interested parties may file comments on or before December 19, 2025. REMINDER: Applicants must certify that neither the applicant nor any party to the application is subject to a denial of federal benefits by federal and/or state courts under authority granted in 21 U.S.C. § 862. See 47 CFR §§ 1.2001-.2003. Page 4 of 4